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Over thirty years ago I was blessed to meet my friend for life Barb Mandeville. Our first encounter was as a dental hygienist/patient and then we met again at LA East where she encouraged me to become an aerobic instructor. Through out our years of teaching we stumbled into "Yoga" through a few injuries and the need to take care of our bodies. Now here we are in Maui taking our 300 hour Yoga training for five weeks. You never know what adventures will come your way but what I do know is...

There are many different styles of Yoga and today we experienced our first Iyengar Yoga class. Iyengar is a form of yoga that uses physical alignment to create lightness in mind and body. It builds strength, stamina, concentration, flexibility, balance and power. Virtually all the props used today in yoga studios around the world were invented by B.K.S. Iyengar. Props allow the practitioner to experience the benefits of each posture, regardless of physical condition, age or length for...

We had our first philosophy class on the beach this morning. We sat in a circle in sukhasana and within minutes found ourselves wiggling to get comfortable in the sand. We were surprised how difficult it was to set on the earth. Our instructor said it would get easier as we practice and the goal is to set there for a complete hour and move past the discomfort. We chanted a beautiful sutra "sthira sukham asanam" meaning steady, stable, motionless, comfortable meditation posture. I never...